PHILANTHROPY
GIVING ROUND-UP
Adopt-a-PA Student Thank you to all the generous donors who gave to our Adopt-a-Med-Student program! We’ve now shifted gears to our Adopt-a-PA-Student program where our alumni and friends can provide professional white coats for secondyear physician assistant students who are about to begin their clinical experiences.
Thank you to our thoughtful donors who recently gave gifts or made pledges
The white coats will be formally presented to
Dr. Julie Blehm of Fargo, N.D., for her continuing support of the Drs. David
between students and donors.
students during a ceremony this winter. Similar to the Adopt-a-Med-Student Program, we also encourage donors to write letters to the students to be included in their coat pockets. Our goal is to provide a lasting, supportive connection
and Julie Blehm Endowment.
How do you participate?
Dr. A Marvin & Beverly Cooley of Grand Forks, N.D., Erling D. Martinson,
Gifts of $100 per student can be:
M.D., of Michigan, N.D., Dr. Donald Person of San Antonio, Texas, and Steven and Sarah Sarbacker of Sioux Falls, S.D., for contributing to the UND
Mailed to the UND Alumni Association &
School of Medicine and Health Sciences Annual Excellence Fund.
Foundation, 3501 University Ave., Stop 8157, Grand Forks, ND, 58202. Please include “PA
Madelyne Camrud of Grand Forks, N.D., for giving a generous gift to the Jean
White Coat” in the check’s memo line.
Beach Memorial Fund.
Or
Dr. John and Karen John Gray of Plymouth, Minn., for their continuing support of the Dr. John and Karen Gray Scholarship Endowment.
Submitted through UNDalumni.org/smhs. Under Comments, please put “PA White
Julie R. Feasel of Tampa, Fla., for a gift to the Physical Therapy Salute To
Coat.”
Excellence.
Letters to students can be included in Option 1
Larry Knutson of Maple Grove, Minn., for his support of the Mickey Knutson
above or emailed to kristen.peterson@UND.edu.
Scholarship Endowment. Dr. Desirae & Keith Muirhead of Sioux Falls, S.D., for their gift to the SMHS Class of 2003 Scholarship Endowment. Thanks also to Trisha and Rick Sather of Lakeville, Minn., Dale & Bonnie Zahradka of Lankin, N.D., and Jason T. Zahradka of Purdy, Mo., for their contributions to the Buck Zahradka MD Memorial Scholarship Endowment.
Jeff Dodson Director of Development 701.777.5512 jeffd@UNDfoundation.org
Brian Schill, ’00, ’05 Director Office of Alumni & Community Relations 701.777.2733 brian.schill@UND.edu North Dakota Medicine Summer 2021
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